Black and grey is the oldest form of Tattoos and performed by the proper artist can produce stunning results. The work is described as black and grey because the highlights of the Tattoo are natural flesh that is not Tattooed, or occasionally some white for more dramatic effect.

Black Tattoo ink is made from a variety of sources including Magnetite Crystals, Powdered Jet, Wustite, Bone Black, and Logwood. The same ingredients can be found in common India art ink.

Black and grey Tattoos are the most resilient to damage from the sun. If you do a lot of work outside and refuse to wear sunblock you should get a black and grey Tattoo rather then color work.

As birds of the night and birds of prey, the owl has been associated with psychic powers, the “angel of death,” and the goddess of night. Greek, Roman, and Celtic mythology all have owls as representatives of spiritual influence, wisdom and knowledge. Hinduism uses the owl as a symbol of cosmic spirituality as well

Native American religions and shaman priests have placed numerous spiritual associations upon the owl. The Cree believed that the whistles of the Boreal Owl was a call to the spirit world. If an Apachedreamed of an owl, it meant that death was eminent. Cherokee shamans looked to Eastern Screech Owls for guidance on punishment and sickness

In Africa the owl is associated with witchcraft and sorcery. To the Bantu the owl is the associate of wizards. In eastern Africa, the Swahili believe that the owl brings illness to children. Zulus in southern Africa view the owl as a bird of sorcerers, and in the westernpart of the Africa the bird is considered a messenger of wizards and witches. In Madagascar owls are said to gather with witches and dance on the graves of the dead.

As a spiritual symbol, owls can be found throughout the world. Australia, China, Greenland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia and Sweden all have cultures or mythical traditions that give considerable spiritual significance to the owl

Leaving behind all the speculations about moral or aesthetic aspects of eyeball Tattooing, we are going to reveal the basic information about this type of Tattoo art, which is getting more and more popular these days.

Technically speaking, eyeball Tattoo or corneal Tattooing, as it is known in medicine, is a procedure of altering the color of human eyeball by injecting ink, usually regular ink for Tattooing, under the cornea of an eye. Though eyeball Tattoo may seem to be a brainchild of modern generation, it is actually not. Eyeball Tattooing belongs to the oldest forms of Tattoo art, already known to people about 2 thousand years ago. Masking eye defects, such as leucoma opacities of the eye (white spots on eye cornea), was and still remains the main reason for making eyeball Tattoo in medical practice.

However, in 2007 the world was introduced with a Canadian man, known as “Pauly Unstoppable”, who had his eyeballs Tattooed as part of his body modification scenario. There is also information about two prisoners, who also had their eyeballs colored red and blue. These cases represent modern examples of eyeball Tattooing as part of person’s desire to alter his body, being motivated by personal vision and understanding of aesthetics.

Though the idea to turn one’s eyeballs red or yellow may look pretty attractive, fresh, and inspiring for fans of Tattooing, it is necessary to keep in mind that eyeball Tattoo is associated with certain medical risks. It goes without saying that only a skillful Tattoo master or a professional doctor is capable of making eyeball Tattoo; but even in that case there is always a risk of blood vessel damage, perforation, hemorrhage or infection to occur, as Dr. Sandra Belmont, an associate professor of ophthalmology from New York, says.

Though modern society in its majority remains conservative as to any types of body modification, eyeball Tattoo will remain a part of youth culture. Hence, instead of banning eyeball Tattoo, people should just educate themselves about this very technique and allow one make his own choice about his own body, provided that health risks are minimized and eyeball Tattooing is performed by an adequately trained professional.